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Council orders make-safe or demolition timelines for multiple long-vacant properties
Summary
The Lansing City Council moved on March 10 to advance orders requiring owners to make safe or demolish several fire-damaged and long-vacant properties, after hearing status updates and brief public comments from property purchasers and contractors.
The Lansing City Council on March 10 approved a series of make-safe-or-demolish orders and advanced several show-cause cases for properties the city has long identified as unsafe.
Council Member Pella Vanaglu summarized city code enforcement recommendations for multiple addresses, saying the properties are fire-damaged or in long-term disrepair and that the Department of Economic Development and Planning (EDP) recommended make-safe or demolish orders with varying timelines. The council voted to refer six show-cause matters to the Public Safety agenda and later approved four specific orders with 60-day compliance timelines.
Why it matters: Council actions set firm deadlines that can lead to city-funded demolition and special assessments if owners do not comply, affecting neighborhood conditions and city maintenance costs.
Council discussion and staff recommendations Council Member Pella Vanaglu read EDP case details into the record, including original red-tag dates, State…
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